Only dinner and coffee meets! Joe Root denies culture of team meetings inside England Team

England batsman Joe Root has said that the England team does not have team meetings anymore. Joe Root also added that they rather have genuine chats at the dinner table or while having coffee together.

England has witnessed a sharp change in their Test attitude under skipper Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum. With an aggressive mindset in the longest format, England enjoyed success in many series since 2022.

Joe Root is part of the England team in the ongoing IND vs ENG Test series. The right-handed batter has struggled to come up with a big knock in the series so far, getting out for low digits across 4 innings.

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We don’t do team meetings anymore: Joe Root

While speaking on Jio Cinema, Joe Root denied the culture of team meetings in the England team under skipper Ben Stokes. He also added that they have chats about the game at the dinner table or coffee meets.

“We don’t really do team meetings anymore. That’s one of the great things about how we do all of our conversations away from the game and just that enjoyment and buzz about spending time with each other,” Root said.

“We don’t have to sit in a meeting room and I think it’s more authentic and more genuine when you can have it around a dinner table. Having a coffee in the morning or whatever, I think that’s when you do your best learning,” the 33-year-old further added.

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Joe Root backs Bazball regardless of the results

Joe Root also backed Bazball approach despite England’s defeat in IND vs ENG 2nd Test. The one-down batter said that England would back the aggressive approach as it has given them fruitful results in the past.

“Regardless of the result of the game, we’re always going to play how we know. It’s what’s given us success for a good period of time now. It’s what brings the best out of us. We’ve been in similar situations before”.

“The last time we played India in England, in that one-off Test, we were miles behind in the game and we managed to chase that score down. There have been numerous other occasions where we’ve done things that we never thought we could have done before,” he further added.

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England won the 1st Test against India

Meanwhile, England did manage to outplay India with their aggressive approach in IND vs ENG 1st Test. Trailing by 190 runs in 2nd innings, England bounced back in the match with 420 runs on the board. They later outplayed India in the final innings by defending the 231-run target.

However, India bounced back in the 2nd Test, winning the encounter by 106 runs. England were bowled out for 292 in the match against a target of 399. After two encounters, the IND vs ENG Test series is tied 1-1. The next encounter begins on February 15 at Saurashtra Cricket Stadium in Rajkot.